Infected nasal gout tophus: A case report.

Verstappen, Gill; Michel, Olaf; Halewyck, Stijn; Topsakal, Vedat; Pössneck, Antje

Verstappen, Gill; Michel, Olaf; Halewyck, Stijn; Topsakal, Vedat; Pössneck, Antje.

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Verstappen G; Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels Belgium.
Michel O; Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels Belgium.
Halewyck S; Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels Belgium.
Topsakal V; Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels Belgium.
Pössneck A; Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Brussels Belgium.

Clin Case Rep ; 10(12): e6695, 2022 Dec.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36518917

RESUMEN

Gout is a common form of inflammatory arthritis, characterized by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals. If chronically present and not adequately treated by serum urate reducers, gout tophi can develop at various locations. Here, we report the first infected gout tophus at the septal cartilage and nasal tip.

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case report; gout; hyperuricemia; tophus

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Clin Case Rep Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article